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Laura Josephine Evans 1832–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Feb 1832

Birth Location: Mexican Texas

Death Date: 9 Jun 1887

Death Location: Coopers Wells, Hinds, Mississippi, USA

Father: Holden Sr

Mother: Charlotte Cross

Spouse(s): Joseph Berry

Children(s): Joseph Berry, Joseph Berry, William Berry, Dr. Berry, Harriet Berry, Lela Mey, Mary Berry, Jefferson Berry, Holden Berry, Charlotte Berry, Laura Berry, Hattie Berry, Lela Berry

The story of Laura Josephine Evans began in 1832 in Mexican Texas. Laura Josephine Evans married Joseph Boggan Berry, and had children including Charlotte E Berry, Dr John Pleasant Berry, Harriet Josephine Hattie Berry, Hattie Berry, Holden Garther Berry, Jefferson Davis Berry, Joseph Thomas Boggan Berry, Joseph Thompson Berry, Laura Matilda Berry, Lela Berry, Lela Estelle Berry Mey, Mary Appalona Berry, William David Berry. Laura Josephine Evans passed away in 1887 in Coopers Wells, Hinds, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Laura Josephine Evans began in 1832 in Mexican Texas.
  • Laura Josephine Evans married Joseph Boggan Berry, and had children including Charlotte E Berry, Dr John Pleasant Berry, Harriet Josephine Hattie Berry, Hattie Berry, Holden Garther Berry, Jefferson Davis Berry, Joseph Thomas Boggan Berry, Joseph Thompson Berry, Laura Matilda Berry, Lela Berry, Lela Estelle Berry Mey, Mary Appalona Berry, William David Berry.
  • Laura Josephine Evans passed away in 1887 in Coopers Wells, Hinds, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Evans's Ancestors

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Laura Evans
1832–1887
Birth Place: Mexican Texas
Parents
Holden Garthur Evans Sr
1805–1878
South Carolina, USA
Charlotte (Lane) Cross
1805–1854
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Capt (William S) Cross
1784–1845
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Susannah Lane
1780–1856
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Lane
1740–1808
Nancy Allen
1748–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lane
1715–1778
Mary (Lane)
1715–1769

Laura Evans's Descendants

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Laura (Josephine) Evans (20 Feb 1832–9 Jun 1887) m. Joseph (Boggan) Berry (12 Dec 1830–24 Mar 1885)
  1. 1. Joseph (Thomas Boggan) Berry 1859–1944
  2. 2. Joseph (Thompson) Berry 1859–1924
  3. 3. William (David) Berry 1863–1939
  4. 4. Dr. (John Pleasant) Berry 1866–1927 m. Stella (M McLaurin -) Berry 1871–1958
    1. 1. Lawrence Berry 1903–
    2. 2. Laura (McLaurin Berry - Janin) Smith 1902–1977 m. Robert (Forrest) Smith 1889–1968 m. Robert (Armistead) Janin 1901–1965
      1. 1. Laura (McLaurin Janin Smith -) Williams 1922–2001 m. Robert (Fitzgerald) Williams 1906–1987
        1. 1. Robin (McLaurin) Williams-Actor\Comedian 1951–2014
        2. 2. Robert (Todd) Williams 1938–2007
    3. 3. John (Pleasant Berry) Jr 1897–1926
    4. 4. Anslem (Joseph McLaurin) Berry 1895–1918
    5. 5. Betsy (Berry -) Jones 1904–1982
    6. 6. 1 (Lt Walter McLaurin) Berry 1900–1984
  5. 5. Harriet (Josephine "Hattie") Berry 1868–1901
  6. 6. Lela (Estelle Berry) Mey 1874–1927
  7. 7. Mary (Appalona) Berry 1870–1871
  8. 8. Jefferson (Davis) Berry 1861–1889
  9. 9. Holden (Garther) Berry 1855–1857
  10. 10. Charlotte (E) Berry 1856–1857
  11. 11. Laura (Matilda) Berry 1871–1873
  12. 12. Hattie Berry 1868–
  13. 13. Lela Berry 1874–

Laura Evans's Timeline

3 Records

1832
20 Feb 1832
Birth of Laura Josephine Evans in Mexican Texas
Mexican Texas
1854
11 Mar 1854
Age 22
Laura Josephine Evans was married in Rankin, Mississippi
Rankin, Mississippi
1887
9 Jun 1887
Age 55
Death of Laura Josephine Evans in Coopers Wells, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Coopers Wells, Hinds, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1832
    Event Place: Mexican Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1854
    Event Place: Rankin, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1887
    Event Place: Coopers Wells, Hinds, Mississippi, USA

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